M6.7 earthquake near Nagasaki, Nagasaki

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 22 km SW of Nagasaki, Japan on 7 Dec 1922, 16:50 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Nagasaki, about 23 km away in Nagasaki, Japan.